I've never seen the movie, and i've been wanting to read the book since visiting the Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO) in 2009 (where the movie was done).
I didn't like it. It did keep me reading, but it wasn't a satisfying read. Stephen King has done better books.
Quotes:
“You got a knack,” Hallorann said, turning to him. “Me, I've always called it shining.
grownups were always in a turmoil, every possible action muddied over by thoughts of the consequences, by self-doubt, by selfimage, by feelings of love and responsibility. Every possible choice seemed to have drawbacks
Dying was a part of living. You had to keep tuning in to that if you expected to be a whole person. And if the fact of your own death was hard to understand, at least it wasn't impossible to accept.
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